Lin Xiaohuo, a talented chef, can carve "Twenty-Four Bridges on a Moonlit Night" out of tofu. He is a culinary artist sought after by the entire Internet. Until he failed miserably in recreating the lost ancient dish "Crab Stuffed Orange", and was criticized by a mysterious diner: "The craftsmanship is too strong, and the innocence has been lost."
A map leads him on a journey of exploration that subverts his cognition:
In Lingnan, understand the original philosophy of "let the ingredients speak for themselves";
In Sichuan and Chongqing, master the magic of seasoning that turns decay into magic;
In the northwest, I worked hard to return to my original pastry skills.
He gathered a group of "problem" partners: the paranoid genius girl, the successor who protects Gu Jiang, the food blogger who uses data to deconstruct the texture, and the mysterious woman who always guides him.
What they are looking for is not a fixed recipe, but the "taste gene" of Chinese cuisine. When world-class challenges come, they interpret the "roots" and "fusion" of oriental cooking with dishes such as "The Classic of Mountains and Seas" and "Five Flavors Harmonizing Ding".
However, the pinnacle of everything will eventually return to the lamp that lights up for ordinary people and the simplest fireworks in the pot.
This is a passionate story about a genius breaking out of his cocoon, exploring the soul of food, and finally returning to the true nature of life.
Lin Xiaohuo, a young genius from Suzhou, is an Internet-famous culinary artist who can turn tofu into "Twenty-Four Bridges on a Moonlit Night" with his unique carving skills. He firmly believed that food is "poetry and painting on a plate", until he devoted all his efforts to recreate the lost famous dish "Crab Stuffed Orange", and suffered a heavy blow from thunder.
"What you carve is the shell, what the ancients cooked is the soul." The reclusive teacher sighed and said to the mysterious eater "Weiyang" that "the craftsmanship is too strong and the innocence is lost", completely overturning his world.
